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FZNT27 KNHC 152117
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 430 PM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL MARINE FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...


SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL WEAKEN AS A LOW
DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR NE GULF MON AND MAY STRENGTHEN AS IT
DRIFTS W TOWARDS SE LOUISIANA TUE.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT...TO 20 KT E
OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT FAR NE PORTION. S OF
28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS NE PART.
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N WATERS.
TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...TO 20 KT NW PART.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...4 TO 7 FT NW PART. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N
WATERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
TSTMS FLORIDA BAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT
FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.


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